It was a very terrifying sight, the soldiers were stunned.
The commander regained his composure and said in a voice that was supposed to be majestic:
«Official sorcerer Abraham, Abdullah the Fox, the demoness Clara, the fraud Hisham... all of you are wanted at the Babylonian court for investigation and trial on charges directed at assaulting an individual from the Babylonian people named the builder Mater».
Hisham said: «Everyone does this, why are you holding only us accountable, hmph».
Abraham raised his hand as a signal to silence Hisham and said addressing the soldiers:
«Of course we will be present... when is the session O brother?»
«The session is held tomorrow directly after dawn, it will be a public session».
Abraham frowned... he did not have sufficient time to prepare and get ready.
The soldiers turned and exited the headquarters... one could hear two of them vomiting but the gang did not care about that.
The demoness Clara said with a serious expression: «We can make Mater surrender and then we will win the case tomorrow».
Everyone refused.
How can this strange eccentric crazy human creature be made to surrender in one night after everything that happened to him.
Abdullah said: «We will stick to the plan O comrades, you must maintain your psychological balance».
........
The supreme Babylonian court directly after dawn.
It was announced on the news board the details and time of the session, therefore many people attended to watch.
The hall was shaped like a small theater, there are tiered inclined seats like Roman theaters, and there is the judge's seat that emanates authority and side seats on the right and others on the left where the parties to the case sit.
In the seats on the left there are four people:
Abraham, Abdullah, Clara, and Hisham.
As for the seats on the right sit all of:
The official sorcerers Laith and Arkan, old Ribeiro, Salim, Chodo, and the head of the sorcerers' school, and another person in middle age.
Both sides looked at each other calmly and without showing any feelings except Hisham who showed severe tension.
«Ahem ahem, on this day and at this hour I declare the beginning of case one hundred thousand six hundred and thirty-three for the secondary Babylonian court.
I give the floor to the right side to describe its position».
Chodo stood and said:
«Greetings to all competing brothers and attendees and greater greetings to our lord the judge.
We have performed a brave and noble act without seeking any returns, which is helping and rescuing the builder Mater from the hands of these criminals who harbor hidden intentions that harm society in the city of Babylon».
No one except the members of the Eclipse Cave knew the reason for kidnapping Mater.
«Now I give the floor to the left side to justify its position».
Abdullah stood and said: «As was previously mentioned by the great sir head of the sorcerers' guild in Babylon Chodo... I also welcome everyone.
Our position needs justification now more than ever, I would like to say that interference in the affairs of Babylonian citizens by a group of cunning men seeking wealth and glory is unacceptable, for we seek to purify Babylon from criminals similar to the so-called Mater the builder who as everyone knows was racing in his attempt to execute a palace belonging to one of the Babylonian families out of grudge and hatred toward them, and this is the same motive that all of these colleagues carry».
The judge was silent a little then said:
«Open the chance to free discussion now for one hour».
One of the men on the right side stood up and said:
«Abraham, isn't it a shame for an official sorcerer to form a parasitic gang with a thief and a demoness and a cousin who possesses not a gram of wisdom?»
Abraham replied with a smile: «We are comrades living in the same house as a family, but forming a gang reminds me of the meetings contract and the manipulation of colleagues in order to bring down the rest of the official sorcerers and spoil their projects».
The other replied: «A meeting between superior, successful, and noble men is a positive thing as it contributes to making a better Babylon... and living together reminds me of the rat burrow in my house's kitchen».
Abraham replied quickly: «Rats cooperate to live, they are not filthy creatures but a sister to humans on earth exactly like any other being».
Salim stood up and said: «If you respect rats and do not respect humans then that means you are not honest with yourself».
Abdullah replied: «Isn't that a weak argument coming from the mouth of a judge?»
Old Ribeiro intervened: «Abdullah, weren't you the one who stole three thousand dirhams by sneaking into my house?»
Arkan who had been quarreling with Abraham just moments ago burst out laughing:
«Hahahahahaha, Abdullah, how does someone like you end up as a thief?»
It seems Abdullah had a reply: «It is a better source than doing school missions to get tips like you did a few weeks ago in Ur».
Arkan said to himself: «This Abdullah is very eloquent... I will turn to Abraham».
«Abraham, do you choose your family based on the length of their tongues?»
Silence.
The judge spoke:
«Stop this farce, half an hour remains, spend it discussing the case».